Pre booking Cunards alcoholic drinks package

[Live a little]

Hi sorry if this has been asked before.

We have booked a QM2 cruise for later this year 1st Cunard cruise since 2018 so looking forward to coming back.

We have not done purchased drinks package before but are considering it this time.

12 night cruise & we both enjoy socialising with a few drinks at lunchtime, early evening, pre dinner, wine with our meal & in the night club ….
 

 At the end of most cruises the bar bill was quite a lot. 😂

We do have a healthy 690 dollar onboard credit.

So should we go for it. ??

[Pear Carr]

20 minutes ago, Live a little said:

12 night cruise & we both enjoy socialising with a few drinks at lunchtime, early evening, pre dinner, wine with our meal & in the night club …

This would suggest you will likely benefit from pre booking the drinks package - I believe it’s $72pp ($80 on board) per day.  You need to factor in the itinerary/port days and if the drinks you prefer fall within the $13.50 price limit. I would suggest the $690OBC won’t go far if you also factor in the daily gratuities(hotel and dining). Obviously there are no additional service charges for drinks if you do opt for a package and you also get 20% off any drinks/wine over the price limit.

[D&N]

5 hours ago, Live a little said:

Hi sorry if this has been asked before.

We have booked a QM2 cruise for later this year 1st Cunard cruise since 2018 so looking forward to coming back.

We have not done purchased drinks package before but are considering it this time.

12 night cruise & we both enjoy socialising with a few drinks at lunchtime, early evening, pre dinner, wine with our meal & in the night club ….
 

 At the end of most cruises the bar bill was quite a lot. 😂

We do have a healthy 690 dollar onboard credit.

So should we go for it. ??

Seems like your choice is whether to buy in advance or onboard. Onboard will cost you $192 more assuming there are two of you. You can of course get Illy coffees, soft drinks and bottled water on the package as well. And the 15% is included.

Depends what else you would use the $690 OBC for? We've only had/will have $290, but we'll buy a pro photo package at about $600, my wife likes Radley handbags and if there was an offer on one she liked that would be charged as well. Hotel & Dining service charge will take at least $348 of it. You might take internet access over and above any loyalty benefits.

 

The other thing is your taste in wine. Will you be happy with those available by the glass? If we're having a good meat dish at dinner we want a decent Bordeaux with it, or a Burgundy white with fish or white meats. Splitting one between two nights would be enough (of the decent stuff) for us, but that would help use OBC and you do get the 20% discount on those with the package.

 

I think you may be posting from UK, and I don't know when you travel. The other consideration is the GBP:USD exchange rate. It's currently close to it's lowest since November. You would have got the best deal for a while on March 11th.